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dozens were killed on sunday alone in central syria. army planes apparently bombing people waiting for food outside a bakery. rebels accused the regime of taking anger out on them. there had been increasing concern that they could use chemical weapons to hold on to power. the government refuses they would use chemical weapons. >> they will never use it. and that clear? firstly, they would not use it against the wrong people if they had won with in their geographical boundaries. -- against their own people. >> they claimed they seized this base near aleppo. >> in afghanistan, a police officer shot dead five colleagues in a northern province. >> that officer has been detained. at least 52 members of the force have been killed this year by afghan foreign police. the egyptian commission is looking into allegations of fraud. it is expected to release storm tuesday. >> it did accused president morsi are driving this through without any input from secularists or christians. they claim almost two-thirds voted in favor, albeit in a low turnout.
dozens were killed on sunday alone in central syria. army planes apparently bombing people waiting for food outside a bakery. rebels accused the regime of taking anger out on them. there had been increasing concern that they could use chemical weapons to hold on to power. the government refuses they would use chemical weapons. >> they will never use it. and that clear? firstly, they would not use it against the wrong people if they had won with in their geographical boundaries. -- against...
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. >> in syria, a concern about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction if south. >> the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> the chattering classes are already chatting about 2016. >> look, i am flattered, i am honored. that is not in the future for may. "tim brant's college football captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for the record, the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.7%, the economy adding 146,000 jobs in november. we want to keep that in mind as we head towards the fiscal cliff. only four in 10 americans expect the white house and congress to reach a deal on the cliff before the first of the year, and if this goes south, a 53% of the american people are prepared to blame republicans. the president's job approval rating is well over 50%. congress' approval rating is under 20%. why what a the president back down? >> the president isn't interested in a balanced agreement, not particularly interested in avoiding a fiscal cliff, and clearly not been tested at all in cutting and spending. >> the senate minority leader
. >> in syria, a concern about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction if south. >> the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> the chattering classes are already chatting about 2016. >> look, i am flattered, i am honored. that is not in the future for may. "tim brant's college football captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> for the record, the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.7%, the economy...
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there is no option but to return to syria once the conflict ends. >> syria is ours. it is not for the assads or those who are more powerful than them. >> they are most like syrian families. they djust want to be able to go back home and be part of their country's future. >> interestingly, the russian president appears to be distancing himself from the syrian president, speaking in the last half hour saying russia is not backing the syrian government at any cost. a different tone from someone who has been one of assad's allies. >> president assad has not visited moscow a lot during his tenure. he visited european capitals more often been then we are advocating a solution which would prevent a collapse of the region and the continued civil war. what is our proposal about? what is our position about? not to retain the regime price, but first people should agree on how their participation would guarantee the ruling. not by first destroying everything and then trying to negotiate. >> the media conference is ongoing. he has been speaking for three hours. he gets an opportu
there is no option but to return to syria once the conflict ends. >> syria is ours. it is not for the assads or those who are more powerful than them. >> they are most like syrian families. they djust want to be able to go back home and be part of their country's future. >> interestingly, the russian president appears to be distancing himself from the syrian president, speaking in the last half hour saying russia is not backing the syrian government at any cost. a different...
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. >> in syria, concerns about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction. >> we remain concerned that the regime may consider the use of chemical weapons. >> believe it or not the chattering classes are already talking about 2016. >> look, i am flattered, i am honored. that is not in the future for mamaye. captioned by the national captioning institute --wwncicap.org-- >> for the record, the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%. we might want to keep inind as we head f the fiscal cliff. according to recent pololl, only 4 in 10 americans expect the white house and congress to reach a deal before the first of the year, and ondthis does goes out,t, 5 53% of the american people are apparely prepared to blame republicans t president's job approval rating is over 50% congress' is under 20%. why y would the president back down? >> it is safe to say that the prident is n interested in a balanced agreement, he is not particularly intererted in avoiding the fiscal cliff, and he is not interested at all in cutting spending. >> the senate minority leader adds that what the president is
. >> in syria, concerns about the possible use of weapons of mass destruction. >> we remain concerned that the regime may consider the use of chemical weapons. >> believe it or not the chattering classes are already talking about 2016. >> look, i am flattered, i am honored. that is not in the future for mamaye. captioned by the national captioning institute --wwncicap.org-- >> for the record, the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%. we might want to keep...
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what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in libya and we see obviously elements of muslim brotherhood as part of the syrian lives. you see it going on in jordan. this neighborhood for israel is getting uncomfortable. used to be surrounding israel were some some cases with the exception of jordan, either cool pieces or hostile in the case of syria and lebanon. but they were controlled by basically nonreligious dictators. now we have dictators as you're seeing more doing in egypt, dictating a new constitution. but now you have sharia law and radical islamists who have a thee logical re
what would you do about syria right now? >> the big problem here is radical islam and the president's refusal to address the issue. the president -- here's a president that ran on women's issues and we have egypt imposing sharia law and you don't hear a word. women have to have head coverings and have no rights and you don't hear the president condemn sharia or radical islam or haven't heard him talk about the problems that are now coming up with muslim brotherhood in control of egypt, in...
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we have met foreign fighters in syria. some of the groups they operate with work independently of the free syrian army. gov some have made clear they do not recognize the syrian national council and want an islamic state in syria. >> fears are growing that the war may not end with president assad leaving power. the u.n. has said there is a possibility of reprisal killings and prolonged and violence that could last four years after the government fall. the conflict is eggs and -- is approaching its second year. so far the euan report was the gloomiest assessment yet. heraso's president has said cares more about preventing chaos than keeping president assad in power. vladimir putin also blamed the u.s. for poisoning relations, and he is backing a draft law that bans americans from adopting russian children. the united nations security council has unanimously opposed sending troops to north mali, but they also want talks on reunification before the african-led force goes in. more from the un. >> the united nations security co
we have met foreign fighters in syria. some of the groups they operate with work independently of the free syrian army. gov some have made clear they do not recognize the syrian national council and want an islamic state in syria. >> fears are growing that the war may not end with president assad leaving power. the u.n. has said there is a possibility of reprisal killings and prolonged and violence that could last four years after the government fall. the conflict is eggs and -- is...
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the syrian observatory for syria. he has been invited to talk with the foreign office. >> we talk about how we can help syria with the force of the military. we now know over [inaudible] >> he meets with officials of the british foreign office for three hours. when he gets out, he is already on the phone taking calls from syria. he wants a diplomatic solution to the syrians civil war. he says it's the only way to end the fighting. "the talk about myself. i don't talk about other people. if we continue like about, it's going to destroy the assaaad regime and it will destroy syria. >> they discuss how the meeting went. then it's time to update the web site. news agencies and journalists often turn to the observatory to find out the latest developments in the syrian war. he says he is not for one side or the other, only for human rights. a network of informants keeps him out today. he knows many of them personally. >> we have a doctor in a military hospital, a doctor in field hospitals. we have a journalist. we have a li
the syrian observatory for syria. he has been invited to talk with the foreign office. >> we talk about how we can help syria with the force of the military. we now know over [inaudible] >> he meets with officials of the british foreign office for three hours. when he gets out, he is already on the phone taking calls from syria. he wants a diplomatic solution to the syrians civil war. he says it's the only way to end the fighting. "the talk about myself. i don't talk about...
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. >>> hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the conflict in syria. some are palestinians being displaced for a second time in their lives, having already left their nation's home for syria. if a growing number are now seeking safety in lebanon. >> this border crossing has new arrivals almost every minute. nearly two years, it was city's fleeing. now it is palestinians coming from the refugee camp where fighting has forced thousands of people to move. the refugees have no specific place to go to. this camp is one of three refugee camps where the palestinians coming from syria are being received. up to 550 families have arrived in the past few days. we had to go from house to house looking for them. most are staying with relatives. this person and his 12-member family. two of his daughters were awarded an attack in july. -- they were wounded in attack in july. >> we fled from our house as fast as we could, escaping through the window because the door was being hit by shells. i was worried for my children and women. there was constant shelling around us
. >>> hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled the conflict in syria. some are palestinians being displaced for a second time in their lives, having already left their nation's home for syria. if a growing number are now seeking safety in lebanon. >> this border crossing has new arrivals almost every minute. nearly two years, it was city's fleeing. now it is palestinians coming from the refugee camp where fighting has forced thousands of people to move. the refugees have no...
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reports of chemical weapons in syria. let's get started with what promises to be a lively discussion. abbe huntsman, and a host of huff posts live. and welcome to you all. let's start with guns and the fallout of the murder and suicide of jovan bellcher and his girlfriend. bob costas of nbc spoke out about this. let's watch what he said tonight. >> i believe that there should be more comprehensive and effective controls on the sale of guns. roughly 40% of the guns purchased in this country do not require a background check for purchasing. i don't see any reason why someone should be able to purchase military style or body armor or weapons. only the police and the military should have that. >> let's start off. you've been giving me a holler on twitter about this. you are a big gun fan. explain to me why bob costas is wrong? >> it boils down to the ability to protect yourself, piers. when you look at what is what happening in syria with the threat of chemical weapons. the only reason they're not going to use it is because s
reports of chemical weapons in syria. let's get started with what promises to be a lively discussion. abbe huntsman, and a host of huff posts live. and welcome to you all. let's start with guns and the fallout of the murder and suicide of jovan bellcher and his girlfriend. bob costas of nbc spoke out about this. let's watch what he said tonight. >> i believe that there should be more comprehensive and effective controls on the sale of guns. roughly 40% of the guns purchased in this...
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in syria, the u.n. announced it is pulling out non-essential international staff for their own safety. those who remain will be restricted to the capital city, damascus. separately, the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences. and you will be held accountable. >> sreenivasan: in response, syria's government released a statement saying it would never use chemical weapons on its own people. the regime has never confirmed it has such weapons. there were warnings about greater curbs on the internet, as the world's nations gathered today for a summit on telecommunications. the 11-day conference in dubai is the f
in syria, the u.n. announced it is pulling out non-essential international staff for their own safety. those who remain will be restricted to the capital city, damascus. separately, the u.s. voiced mounting concern about activity at syrian government sites storing chemical weapons. this afternoon, president obama warned syrian leader bashar al- assad not to cross that line. oday i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical...
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envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made it clear there will be consequences should the assad regime make the mistake of using those weapons on its own people. for more on the perspective from damascus, i spoke a short time ago to the bbc's jeremy bolon -- jeremy bowen. >> the issue has been pretty firm on the use of chemical weapons. any news from damascus? >> i think the regime here can feel the pressure. it has been under huge pressure in the last couple of weeks, increasing pressure. of the most pressure has faced from the west, certainly, in the almost two years this has been going on. i spoke before panetta made his remarks to t
envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made...
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rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving your position of by granting it official approval. to the launch of defiance north korea blocks off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations on official tallies released by the islamist camp show a narrow majority backing the charter your position which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage of the spell true has been following the voting in current. tense nights here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution we've got to live in the results of course the official one
rebels in syria claim they're making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving your position of by granting it official approval. to the launch of defiance north korea blocks off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's...
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why did you intervene in libya and not in syria? a lot of people asked me, isn't syria like what happened in bosnia and so many, including u.n. officials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. i think from the administration's point of view they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq-type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out of syria while senators mccain and lieberman said thursday that the u.s. must get involved. what is the fear if the u.s. does get involved? >> well, precisely that. that they don't want to get bogged down. nobody is talking about putting american boots on the ground or any other boots on the ground. the question is, can you take other military measures that will stop this war? i think what you have now, most sort of seasoned observers and most people who look at what could possibly be done to mitigate this nearly two-year war now in
why did you intervene in libya and not in syria? a lot of people asked me, isn't syria like what happened in bosnia and so many, including u.n. officials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. i think from the administration's point of view they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq-type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states...
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like saddam hussein, syria as chemical weapons, and it is not that far away -- syria has chemical weapons. it is not that far away. for people here, chemical warfare seems not that impossible. >> now to the vatican where the pope is joining millions on twitter. he joined the ranks of 140- character communicators. he is @pontifex, if you were wondering. he wants to use the account to spread the message of the roman catholic church. today alone over 250,000 users have decided to follow him. now to a story of survival which endures even a hundred years on. long before the conveniences of gps and modern clothing, the british explorer, sir ernest shackleton battled to save his crew stuck in antarctica after their boat was crushed by ice. a century later, a team is about to recreate their journey. duncan kennedy has the story. >> sir ernest shackleton has come to personify endurance, perseverance, and courage. in 1914, during an expedition to the antarctic, his ship was crushed by ice, forcing him and his crew of more than 20 to take to a lifeboat. they ended up on a rocky outcrop called elepha
like saddam hussein, syria as chemical weapons, and it is not that far away -- syria has chemical weapons. it is not that far away. for people here, chemical warfare seems not that impossible. >> now to the vatican where the pope is joining millions on twitter. he joined the ranks of 140- character communicators. he is @pontifex, if you were wondering. he wants to use the account to spread the message of the roman catholic church. today alone over 250,000 users have decided to follow him....
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it turned into a tragedy in central syria. dozens of people are reported to have died when the bakery they were queuing at was destroyed. the un envoy arrived in syria for more talks. we have this. >> panic, chaos, anger. this is the aftermath of what the opposition says was an air strike carried out by a syrian fighter jet. those killed and wounded were queueing outside a bakery. only five days ago, this area was under the control of government forces. the rebels recently opened a new battle for this section of central syria. the state still has superior firepower to the strike back. the government says it is willing to engage in dialogue, but the other side is not. >> i have general advice. time is getting short. hurry and move toward us. these military efforts to topple the government are not getting rid of the president or occupying the capitol. >> defiant words and defiant actions on the ground. but the opposition believes the government has been weakened and is looking for a deal to stay in power. un and arab league spec
it turned into a tragedy in central syria. dozens of people are reported to have died when the bakery they were queuing at was destroyed. the un envoy arrived in syria for more talks. we have this. >> panic, chaos, anger. this is the aftermath of what the opposition says was an air strike carried out by a syrian fighter jet. those killed and wounded were queueing outside a bakery. only five days ago, this area was under the control of government forces. the rebels recently opened a new...
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rest and some support for syria's main opposition and. friends of syria. through its backing behind the rebels. live from moscow this is r.t. . putin focused on improving russia's social sector and both during the economy during his first address to lawmakers since returning to the kremlin where the president warned it's high time to seize the initiative lest the country falls behind on the rapidly developing global arena he also called for much tighter controls over government spending and the income of bureaucrats warning them against drawing money away from the country's economy well let's get the latest from the who was there. actually take us through a main point. for the country's future. and i'm not sure he did actually get the connection with alexey back if you can harris alexia tell us what the latest was on that what did he say that we've lost the connection there we'll try and come back a bit later in the program. ok let's move on now to north korea well the country says it has successfully placed a weather satellite into orbit but launch early
rest and some support for syria's main opposition and. friends of syria. through its backing behind the rebels. live from moscow this is r.t. . putin focused on improving russia's social sector and both during the economy during his first address to lawmakers since returning to the kremlin where the president warned it's high time to seize the initiative lest the country falls behind on the rapidly developing global arena he also called for much tighter controls over government spending and the...
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around syria. i guess you could say some of the parties are directly involved in syria but that's not the russian federation thank you so so much. just. one last comment. there and. it will be. the conflict has been going on in syria. it is really indispensable that this conflict is finished in two thousand and thirteen and hopefully at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen at the end of two thousand and thirteen. again i think that. everybody recognizes that change is needed in syria but that change has to be really. profound and that the question is not have some cosmetic changes in the system. but as i think we all agree this is one of the syrian people. to make but this is people are not in a position to start this process along they need a lot of help from outside i think it is the duty of the international community to provide. and i would like to add in conclusion that i fully share this. wish of mr brahimi on the eve of the new year to see this conflict resolved peacefully. next year t
around syria. i guess you could say some of the parties are directly involved in syria but that's not the russian federation thank you so so much. just. one last comment. there and. it will be. the conflict has been going on in syria. it is really indispensable that this conflict is finished in two thousand and thirteen and hopefully at the beginning of two thousand and thirteen at the end of two thousand and thirteen. again i think that. everybody recognizes that change is needed in syria but...
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religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamist dominated anti-us not coalition has ties to the. muslim brotherhood and cellophane and their idea of freedom for syria what about you it's a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of anna has always been the main motive of people. in what's seen as a symbolic attempt to distance themselves from terrorists in syria washington has designated one of the rebel groups a terrorist organization but the same syrian opposition that the us supports welcomes the efforts of groups like al nusra the decision of considering one of the factions fighting the regime as a terrorist organization should be reconsidered. this is a demonstration of support for almost strike in syria with people hurt chanting we are students of osama. people here in washington don't seem to understand that if yo
religious believes an ideology the so-called friends of syria including the gulf states the u.s. the u.k. and friends many morocco to throw their weight behind the newly formed syrian opposition coalition two thirds of the islamist dominated anti-us not coalition has ties to the. muslim brotherhood and cellophane and their idea of freedom for syria what about you it's a positive sign for us that our military struggle is characterized by being mostly islamic because martyrdom for the sake of...
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envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to stay clear. fighting near the airport and around the capital city has intensified in the past week. the latest amateur video showed street battles and a car set afire by a rocket attack. the exiled leader of hamas khaled meshaal entered gaza today for the first time. it was, in part, a show of defiance after the militant group's latest clash with israel. we have a report narrated by jonathan rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: he crossed the border from egypt with tears in his eyes. the leader of hamas setting foot on palestinian territory for
envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi. >> we reviewed the very mr. brahimi had his own additional information to contribute about what he is hearing from sources inside syria and both minister lavrov and i committed to support a renewed push by brahimi and his team to work with all the stakeholders in syria to begin a political transition. meanwhile, rebels in syria made the damascus international airport an official battleground. they said it's a legitimate target and they urged civilians to...
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syria is a historic place. there is a danger of looting of museums and other historic sites. >> this is what you saw as ambassador. thank you for coming. >> beyond syria, the middle east has been transformed by the unrest unleashed two years ago. and this week has special coverage of the arab spring. in bahrain, an unresolved conflict. >> bahrain is an old ally of the west. its rulers say they are doing all the can to perform the country. even the united states once they are moving too slowly, and could fragment. the police took us on patrol to see the violent side of an intractable political battle about the country's future. >> mostly teenagers. they are pushed by higher leaders. >> demonstrators opposed videos on youtube of what they do. the police said there was fun, using only -- police said they used force only to protect civilians. but we went to a protest about what they said were punitive and violent police raids. one of the demonstrators is still waiting to have dozens of shotgun pellets removed from
syria is a historic place. there is a danger of looting of museums and other historic sites. >> this is what you saw as ambassador. thank you for coming. >> beyond syria, the middle east has been transformed by the unrest unleashed two years ago. and this week has special coverage of the arab spring. in bahrain, an unresolved conflict. >> bahrain is an old ally of the west. its rulers say they are doing all the can to perform the country. even the united states once they are...
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israel's fear is that syria's chemical weapons could end up. off the break. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life traditionally the people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their tree. another week. respond to several is depending. on the day we found this particularly camp they were settled near the coast of the see here four families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job for the people in fact they say it's a part of their entire culture heritage and way of life and back they say that they can use almost every single part of the reindeer to help them survive. a deer is a means of transportation. and clothes and go. as with the outside and. the life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered to the center of the district and not even marked for boarding school . students learn differ
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the rebels in syria claim they are making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving the opposition by granting it official approval. defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it managed to place a weather satellite into orbit. live from. the studios here in moscow this is the with me wrong and welcome to the program. now rights groups in egypt calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations meanwhile unofficial tallies released by the islamist show a narrow majority backing the charter of the opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents who are leading with a slim advantage a journalist a bell trues been following the vote in cairo. it's been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution to limit the results of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it w
the rebels in syria claim they are making gains in their push towards damascus while the u.s. is giving the opposition by granting it official approval. defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it managed to place a weather satellite into orbit. live from. the studios here in moscow this is the with me wrong and welcome to the program. now rights groups in egypt calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after...
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this officer the reason for stage three missiles on syria's border is not because of a attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey in any case those missiles are to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells or mortars that informant the but the turkish border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots there and speculation is based on the fact that perhaps there is the first step to declaring a no fly zone and direct measurement intervention sometime next year and one has to ask the question who did the germans who did the british who did the americans who do all the think it's appalling in syria they're not supporting groups who committed to democracy not supporting groups who committed to a political transition not supporting groups that are committed to in any way the formation of an open transparent state. this way lies in the person and russia's political elite on the edges of their seats in his fast i will address the lawmakers since returning as president he unveiled tough new
this officer the reason for stage three missiles on syria's border is not because of a attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to attack turkey in any case those missiles are to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells or mortars that informant the but the turkish border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots there and speculation is based on the fact that perhaps there is the first step to declaring...
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international peace envoy refined his push for a truce in syria with a new diplomatic person seeking to end the conflict that's destroying the war weary country. battle of the blacklist the human rights riot between the u.s. and russia results in sanctions and an adoption ban evoking sensitive cold war memories. of. the rand rolled out the big guns for new exercises in the vital all route in the strait of hormuz saying it wants to show it can defend itself while pressure piles up over its nuclear program. plus the pricey paris christmas lights of wire the crowds but for millions of french even poverty there are dark days ahead. hello welcome you're watching r.t. live from moscow with me and. looking to rejuvenate the u.n. space plan for syria international envoy lakhdar brahimi is visiting moscow after american talks in the middle east the push for a truce comes as the war reaches fever pitch with terrorist attacks and street battles taking a heavy toll on the syrian people are going off as the story. while they are breaking news coming to moscow after meeting with president assad ea
international peace envoy refined his push for a truce in syria with a new diplomatic person seeking to end the conflict that's destroying the war weary country. battle of the blacklist the human rights riot between the u.s. and russia results in sanctions and an adoption ban evoking sensitive cold war memories. of. the rand rolled out the big guns for new exercises in the vital all route in the strait of hormuz saying it wants to show it can defend itself while pressure piles up over its...
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syria is breaking down. syria is not libya. syria is the middle of the levant. if syria breaks down it will spill over into jordan. it will spill over into iraq. it will spill over into lebanon. all these places are powder kegs waiting to explode. the russians have the responsibility to sit down with the international community and explain why they are still supporting this regime that is willing to use, it seems, chemical weapons against its own people and that's not the first time these weapons have been used against innocent people in the middle east. remember saddam in the '80s used them against the kurds killing thousands and thousands of people. melissa: no, this is terrifying and devastating. of course the home toll is tragic and something we can't comprehend. economic toll is huge as well. you talk about it spilling over into all these other countries. >> absolutely. if it spills over into these other countries we'll feel it here in our stock market. melissa: yeah. >> the situation in syria from a economic perspective is disasterous situation. in the las
syria is breaking down. syria is not libya. syria is the middle of the levant. if syria breaks down it will spill over into jordan. it will spill over into iraq. it will spill over into lebanon. all these places are powder kegs waiting to explode. the russians have the responsibility to sit down with the international community and explain why they are still supporting this regime that is willing to use, it seems, chemical weapons against its own people and that's not the first time these...
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what about a no-fly zone in syria? there's military differences, russian, imported anti-aircraft, so sophisticated things, but the answer that boast romney and obama gave was, no, no military involvement. no-fly zone is a step towards military environment, but not a full military environment. what's your -- way would be your answer to that question? >> well, frankly, i think that the, you know, this is some of the calculation that went into the intervention in libya was if we intervened in syria, we already have done this. that's too flipped, but that's what one -- personally, i, you know, if in that position, i would be in favor of the no-fly zone. i think that -- so would the turks. they are saying, look, you're repeating history over and over here again. >> [inaudible] >> what i think is problematic is offering -- is sending, you know, certain caliber weapons to opposition which we don't know who they are, and that's also repeating a bad precedent. you don't want the weapons to fall into the wrong hands. you know, w
what about a no-fly zone in syria? there's military differences, russian, imported anti-aircraft, so sophisticated things, but the answer that boast romney and obama gave was, no, no military involvement. no-fly zone is a step towards military environment, but not a full military environment. what's your -- way would be your answer to that question? >> well, frankly, i think that the, you know, this is some of the calculation that went into the intervention in libya was if we intervened...
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we're going to syria now russia says there's no evidence the government in damascus will use chemical weapons adding that it believes the biggest threat to the country is if the militants get their hands on the arsenal. washington is also concerned about the weapons and his name down a red line threatening rep a caution is if they're used by either side given the recent advances on the battlefield this is where it gets hold of the no thank you meanwhile rebel groups are uniting on that one military command latest western supported effort to topple the assad regime but he spoke to a political activist who says fighters could stage a chemical attack to discredit the guy whose opinion away from military intervention. the danger is that the west is aware of such materials in syria at the same time it's going to be used against the syrian government as a pretext for intervention united states has recently started listing parts of the syrian armed opposition all of the armed opposition in syria as terrorist organizations that say something that is probably aware of that part of the of the a
we're going to syria now russia says there's no evidence the government in damascus will use chemical weapons adding that it believes the biggest threat to the country is if the militants get their hands on the arsenal. washington is also concerned about the weapons and his name down a red line threatening rep a caution is if they're used by either side given the recent advances on the battlefield this is where it gets hold of the no thank you meanwhile rebel groups are uniting on that one...
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there's also the reason for stage two missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to. turkey in any case those missiles to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells or mortars that are informing the the turkish border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots there and speculations based on the fact that perhaps they're there as the first step to declaring a no fly zone and direct measurement intervention sometime next year and one has to ask the question who did the germans who did the british who did the americans who think it's a point in syria they're not supporting groups who committed to democracy not supporting groups that committed to political transition the not supporting groups that are committed to in any way the formation of an open transparent state. john such a starbucks and amazon the funding legal loopholes to avoid paying tax on the huge profits the u.k. is losing billions of poems the public demands rich funds stop paying that use m
there's also the reason for stage two missiles on syria's border is not because of an attack by syria because there's actually no likelihood that syria is going to. turkey in any case those missiles to be directed against planes or ballistic missiles not against the artillery shells or mortars that are informing the the turkish border accidentally so the obvious question is why those patriots there and speculations based on the fact that perhaps they're there as the first step to declaring a no...
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western support for syria's main opposition alliance as the friends of syria conference opens in morocco comes into the kitchen and it's backing behind the rebel coalition. international news twenty four seven you're watching r.t. . throwing the book at russian officials with tough measures aimed at stemming corruption and financial wrongdoings among the elite in his first presidential address to the lawmakers since returning to the kremlin putin also appealed for social and economic boost. the kremlin. this speech was very important in terms of he speaking speaking about primarily about the domestic issues in russia i mean ninety five percent of his speech was dedicated to the problems and issues inside the country rather than problems outside the country and foreign policy because in the previous addresses are usually focused only on the foreign policy issues this time it was all about russia and being in the main idea of this idea basically is the one who continues in the very start of his speech was that this time is now and it's either now or never for russia because the world isn't
western support for syria's main opposition alliance as the friends of syria conference opens in morocco comes into the kitchen and it's backing behind the rebel coalition. international news twenty four seven you're watching r.t. . throwing the book at russian officials with tough measures aimed at stemming corruption and financial wrongdoings among the elite in his first presidential address to the lawmakers since returning to the kremlin putin also appealed for social and economic boost. the...
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>>neil: incredible the images of violence in syria. what is the united nations thinking about doing? internet regulations is what their conference is about in dubai. but my guest is worried that the u.n. is focusing on this when this is going on. what is going on here? >>guest: well, the u.n. is acting less and less like a bull washington against war, the real purpose and more and more as a mechanism to redistribute wealth and power, away from free societies and toward dictatorships. >>neil: maybe they are hanging their hat on this possibility of russia playing a role in getting assad to step down but that at best is wish will thinking, i think, and hanging your hopes on not having a backbone if you can get a back door deal with the guy who is kill all the people. >> russia has been supplying the assad regime with weapons. russia is one of the worst players in the middle east. in fact, it is very hard to come up with anything positive. russia has contributed to the middle east in living memory. i can't think of anything. >>neil: the un
>>neil: incredible the images of violence in syria. what is the united nations thinking about doing? internet regulations is what their conference is about in dubai. but my guest is worried that the u.n. is focusing on this when this is going on. what is going on here? >>guest: well, the u.n. is acting less and less like a bull washington against war, the real purpose and more and more as a mechanism to redistribute wealth and power, away from free societies and toward...
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except for syria. syria, they were fine with it, because russia was their best friend. and this best friendship has survived the cold war. russia and syria have had a sort of de facto exchange program over the last few decades. syrian military officers go to russia to study. and then they return to syria with their education and with russian wives. there are a lot of russian women who are married to syrian men who are living in syria. the two countries have had their share of disagreements over the years, but honestly, they have stuck together. at times when syria has not had a friend in the whole world they have had russia. and vice versa. this is a scud missile. scud missiles are of russian design. they're basically entry-level ballistic missiles, in the words of a bbc story about them today. ballistic missiles 101, if you will. scuds are not that accurate, but they are easy to move around. they're not that big. they're not that complicated. you can put all sorts of different warheads on them. eke. and as ballistic missiles go, skud scud missiles are fairly ubiquitous
except for syria. syria, they were fine with it, because russia was their best friend. and this best friendship has survived the cold war. russia and syria have had a sort of de facto exchange program over the last few decades. syrian military officers go to russia to study. and then they return to syria with their education and with russian wives. there are a lot of russian women who are married to syrian men who are living in syria. the two countries have had their share of disagreements over...
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envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made it clear there will be consequences should the assad regime make the mistake of using those weapons on its own people. for more on the perspective from damascus, i spoke a short time ago to the bbc's jeremy bolon -- jeremy bowen. >> the issue has been pretty firm on the use of chemical weapons. any news from damascus? >> i think the regime here can feel the pressure. it has been under huge pressure in the last couple of weeks, increasing pressure. of the most pressure has faced from the west, certainly, in the almost two years this has been going on. i spoke before panetta made his remarks to t
envoy on syria and hillary clinton said events on the ground in syria are accelerating. she also joined the u.s. defense secretary in expressing concern that damascus is considering using chemical weapons against the rebels. >> i think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very concerned. as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus, the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> secretary panetta went on to say that the white house made...
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special envoy to syria. as you know, russia has blocked action against al assad at the u.n., but some have speculate that had moscow may be considering a different aprove. i mean, is russia stopping the u.s., do you think, from going into syria? >> i think the russians are beginning to realize that this problem simply cannot be ignored, and their passive stance on it simply doesn't provide for any constructive solution, so i hope that they will work with us on this, and i think the more international consensus we have on what is to be done, the less likely is the danger that the removal of the regime will result in the fragmentation of syria all together and regional conflicts erupting. that is the real danger, and that's what people should be concentrating on. >> you know, some have made the comparison that getting involved with syria or in syria is similar to us getting involved in libya and taking action against libya. do you see it that way? >> not quite. i supported strongly the position that the united
special envoy to syria. as you know, russia has blocked action against al assad at the u.n., but some have speculate that had moscow may be considering a different aprove. i mean, is russia stopping the u.s., do you think, from going into syria? >> i think the russians are beginning to realize that this problem simply cannot be ignored, and their passive stance on it simply doesn't provide for any constructive solution, so i hope that they will work with us on this, and i think the more...
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could have in syria we hearing that the inquest lawyer has said that the u.k. government has material evidence that the russian state is guilty but interestingly under the law the english courts can't pass judgment on the lawfulness of the behavior of another state so that's an interesting point which i'm sure will come up again when the inquest is held but of course we've seen no details of this evidence which is interesting lead u.k. government has kept its evidence very close to its chest meanwhile there is convincing evidence on the other side of course. the u.k. police's main suspect. because poisoning he recently passed a lie detector test administered by british experts in which he was specifically asked whether he has had any involvement in libya because that he said no lie detector test was passed by him also because only father told r t that he didn't suspect the kremlin or andrey lugovoy of having any involvement in his son's murder . this inquest we're expecting it to take place next year and it's an inquest in which there will be huge media attenti
could have in syria we hearing that the inquest lawyer has said that the u.k. government has material evidence that the russian state is guilty but interestingly under the law the english courts can't pass judgment on the lawfulness of the behavior of another state so that's an interesting point which i'm sure will come up again when the inquest is held but of course we've seen no details of this evidence which is interesting lead u.k. government has kept its evidence very close to its chest...